The Kryptonian dagger.
The Kryptonian dagger is a type of dagger associated with the Fortress of Solitude.
Known Blades[]
- The first blade was given by Jor-El to Clark Kent to destroy Lex Luthor, the Kryptonian vessel of General Zod. (Vessel)
- A second dagger was found by the clone of Lara-El in the Fortress of Solitude. It was unsuccessfully used by Kara in an attempt to kill Zor-El's clone. (Blue)
Physical Appearance[]
The Kryptonian dagger is a crystal handle fortress dagger. The pommel and blade bearing Kryptonian glyphs on its side. These glyphs translate literally as "RTDSME";[1] the meaning of the symbols is unknown.
Powers and Abilities[]
"The dagger is part of this Fortress. Plunging it into Fine destroyed all copies of him, but also damaged this structure and released Zod." – Jor-El, to Martha Kent, Zod
The Kryptonian dagger can injury and even kill Kryptonians.[1]
The dagger also bypasses many of the security mechanisms that limit access to the Fortress' console. When Brainiac was stabbed with a Kryptonian dagger, he was somehow able to access the Fortress to open a portal to the Phantom Zone. Normally that would require access to the crystals and console of the Fortress; somehow, because the dagger was part of the Fortress, Brainiac was able to circumvent the access limitations of the console and access the power of the Fortress directly through the dagger. (Vessel)
Vulnerabilities[]
The Kryptonian dagger has a fairly low success rate against Kryptonians. It has only been successful once against a super-powered opponent, when Clark used it to destroy Milton Fine. (Vessel) The dagger can be broken; Zod successfully snapped the dagger in half after Lana Lang's unsuccessful assassination attempt against him. (Zod) Lara and Kara were unsuccessful in attempting to kill Zor-El. (Blue)
It is unclear whether or not the dagger's low success rate is due to the super speed of potential victims (Zod and Zor-El), or if somehow not as effective a weapon when wielded by inexperienced Kryptonians. (Kara)
Season Five[]
Though he had gained the upper hand on Lex, Clark could not bring himself to kill him and instead hurled the Kryptonian dagger at Milton Fine; Fine was impaled in the chest with it and used the dagger to gain access to the Fortress to release General Zod into Lex's body.
Season Six[]
Later, Lana tried to use the Kryptonian dagger to kill Zod, but he saw beyond her trap and broke the blade in half.
Season Seven[]
Lara holds the Kryptonian dagger in the Fortress.
Another Kryptonian dagger is seen again in Blue, when Lara-El's clone takes it from the Fortress of Solitude to kill Zor-El's clone. She tells Kara that, back on Krypton, Jor-El kept a weapon in case of a last resort. When Kara tries to use it to kill Zor-El, he stops it in almost the same way as Zod in Vessel. The dagger is presumably still in the Fortress.
The glyphs on the dagger seen in Blue are identical to the ones on the dagger in Vessel.
Appearances[]
Quotes[]
- Lionel: You know, Clark, in certain cultures, when a father presents his son with a knife, it represents a rite of passage.
- Clark: How do you know this is from Jor-El?
- Lionel: The glyphs on the blade, they're Kryptonian. What does Jor-El want you to do with the dagger? Clark, I came here to find you. When I woke up this morning, I found this. Must have written it in my sleep. It's another warning from Jor-El? Tell me what it says.
- Clark: "Sacrifice the vessel."
- Season Five, Vessel
References[]
Kryptonian artifacts in Smallville
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